Three new species and one new record of Ampulex Jurine (Hymenoptera, Ampulicidae) from China, with a key to Chinese species
The taxonomy of the genus Ampulex in China is studied, three new species from Yunnan, Fujian, Guangdong, and Guangxi Provinces are described: Ampulex fronticarinalis Liu & Li, sp. nov. , Ampulex genapunctata Liu & Li, sp. nov. , and Ampulex rubifemoralis Liu & Li, sp. nov. Additionally, Ampulex tridentata Tsuneki, 1982 is recorded from China, and the female of Ampulex clypecomplana Chen and Q. Li, 2010 is described for the first time. An identification key and a checklist of the Chinese species of Ampulex are provided.
Authors
- Li Ma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3436-1387)
- Zhi-Zhi Liu
- Qiang Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5950-8843)
Institutions
- Yunnan Agricultural University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Hymenoptera Research
- Published
- 2025-03-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3897/jhr.98.145619
- Primary Topic
- Plant and animal studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China